(2021-11-08). Open Letter to the Red Pens Facebook group administrators: End censorship of articles on the COVID-19 pandemic! wsws.org The PES calls for an immediate end to the censorship of articles on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic by administrators of the Red Pens teachers' Facebook group.
(2021-11-08). Online platforms change how universities work. ecns.cn Challenges created by the global COVID-19 pandemic are shaping the contours of a new internationalization of higher education and encouraging universities to look for ways to deepen collaboration, such as by working digitally, presidents of universities said at a recent forum held in Jinan in Shandong province.
(2021-11-08). Public Health area of 4th CIIE showcases new anti-epidemic achievements. ecns.cn
(2021-11-08). Do-nothing measure on Minneapolis police voted down in referendum. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On election day, November 2, voters in Minneapolis rejected a much-publicized and heavily-financed ballot initiative about policing, 56% to 44%. On the ballot, it was called "Question 2." | Had it passed, Question 2 would have done little. It basically renamed the police department to a "Department of Public Safety." It took away some powers held by the mayor and shared them with the city council. It got rid of obsolete references about police staffing levels and funding. It said the newly-named department should be "integrating its public safety functions into a comprehensive public health appr…
(2021-11-08). "Dealin with the Devil": musicians confront Joe Manchin at Kennedy Center concert. mronline.org 
Senator Joe Manchin has emerged in recent weeks as the leading opponent of vital social programs to provide relief to working people in the areas of education, healthcare, the environment and much more.
(2021-11-08). Chinese mainland reports 65 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 65 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
(2021-11-08). Fresh outbreaks of highly contagious bird flu confirmed in Europe. rt.com 
Several outbreaks of the highly contagious H5N1 avian flu have cropped up across Poland's poultry farms, affecting over half a million birds, animal health officials have said. An outbreak was also confirmed in England on Monday. | The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) revealed the Polish outbreaks on Monday, saying that five were documented in the eastern part of the country alone. Four of the instances were at turkey-fattening facilities, and one at a chicken broiler farm. Meanwhile in western Poland, another outbreak was discovered at a turkey and geese farm. | Nearly 650,000 fowl at the country's…
(2021-11-08). China to step up COVID-19 control in nurseries for children under 3. ecns.cn China's National Health Commission on Monday called on nurseries that care for children below the age of three to step up their COVID-19 response measures over the winter.
(2021-11-08). New Orleans sanitation workers strike over pay and working conditions. wsws.org Workers are fighting against low pay, poor health insurance and safety and equipment failures at the New Orleans facility.
(2021-11-08). Massive COVID-19 outbreaks in Germany's elderly care homes. wsws.org Once again, it is residents, who are often in poor health or have pre-existing conditions, and the nursing staff who are suffering the most due to the criminal policy of the government.
(2021-11-08). Central Indiana teachers conduct sickout for higher pay, lower insurance premiums. wsws.org A sickout by Indiana teachers ended last week over low pay and insurance premiums, conditions long imposed on teachers with the help of the teachers unions.
(2021-11-08). The vaccine, COVID and other lies of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. wsws.org One of the most prominent players in the National Football League, who publicly claimed he had been "immunized," admits after testing positive for COVID-19 that he has not been vaccinated.
(2021-11-08). Selected Articles: Biden's Federal Vaccine Mandate Has Finally Been Issued. globalresearch.ca 
By The Mandatory Vaccine Agenda is a worldwide plan which has been picking up steam lately. Unfortunately for the causes of individual rights, medic…
(2021-11-08). Vaccine mandates stance allegedly gets General Hospital soap star removed from show. rt.com 
Popular US soap opera General Hospital is said to be parting ways with one of its veteran actors. Ingo Rademacher is reportedly out over his rejection of vaccine mandates, and a side serving of transphobia accusations. | Rademacher, a German-born Australian actor, has been a fixture of General Hospital since 1996 — which is a long time, but not compared to the longevity of ABC's popular show, which premiered in 1963. Rumors of the actor's looming departure have been swirling for some time now and have now been confirmed by a cast member. | #IngoRademacher, is mercifully no longer a part of the
(2021-11-08). Russian volleyball team denies Covid claimed life of budding 21-year-old women's star. rt.com 
Russian sport has been mourning the loss of 21-year-old volleyball player Aliya Khambikova, whose death was confirmed by her team on Monday. Officials rejected suggestions that coronavirus may have been the cause. | Khambikova was a middle blocker for Russian second-division team Ufimochka-UGNTU from the city of Ufa, which lies around 1,165km east of Moscow. | Her team confirmed the tragic news on Monday that she had died, sharing an image on social media of Khambikova and writing: "It great tragedy has occurred. | "Aliya Khambikova has passed away. We express our condolences to family and friends. | "She was…
(2021-11-08). NYC Marathon returns with 33,000 runners after pandemic pause. ecns.cn The 50th running of the New York City Marathon was held on Sunday morning following cancellation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-11-08). NHS accused of 'lying' about Covid stats to promote vaccination. rt.com 
NHS chief Amanda Pritchard claimed that 14 times as many Covid-19 patients are in Britain's hospitals as this time last year. However, even the NHS itself has admitted that Pritchard's claim uses misleading figures. | Multiple news reports on Monday told the same story: Britain's hospitals are seeing "14 times more coronavirus patients than this time last year," and the country faces a "difficult winter," as people gather indoors, where the virus is more likely to spread. | Bizarre situation where Sky and ITV are leading with Fake News
(2021-11-08). COVID cases among children in Russia up dramatically amid Delta strain spread — expert. tass.com According to the expert, children are now one of the main ways the infection spreads…
(2021-11-08). Former Los Angeles teacher speaks out on conditions in schools and fight to eliminate COVID-19. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Juanita Garcia, a former teacher and grandmother in Los Angeles, who described her bitter experiences in the district and expressed agreement with the recent WSWS webinar, "How to end the pandemic."
(2021-11-08). Australian high schools students speak out against dangerous reopenings, lack of assistance prior to exams. wsws.org "School is hard enough without the bushfires, COVID and personal problems each student faces here in Australia. The lack of support from those in power is preposterous."
(2021-11-08). Why the SEP has taken up the fight against Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org Launched amid the COVID-19 disaster, the Socialist Equality Party's campaign is part of the fight for the independent mobilisation of the working class against the capitalist profit system.
(2021-11-08). US and EU economies hang on Chinese imports. asiatimes.com 
China's exports to the United States and the European Union now amount to nearly 30% of manufacturing GDP, after an unprecedented surge in shipments this year. US imports from China are 30% higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic, and Europe's imports are 50% higher. These margins of increase have an important macroeconomic impact. The chart …
(2021-11-08). The winter of death: Governments slash COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge. wsws.org Capitalism is carrying out an elimination policy, not of the pandemic, but of human beings.
(2021-11-08). German Left Party politician Sahra Wagenknecht denounces COVID-19 protection measures. wsws.org Wagenknecht has emerged as the most prominent mouthpiece for vaccination opponents in Germany.
(2021-11-07). St. Vincent Nurses Strike Sadly Reaches Eight Months. popularresistance.org On Monday, Nov. 8, the historic St. Vincent Hospital nurses strike will reach the eight-month mark, another sad milestone in their struggle against Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, a for-profit corporation that has spent more than $100 million and engaged in a number of unfair labor practices to retaliate against the nurses for exercising their right to advocate for safer patient care. The strike is the longest nurses strike in state history, and one of the longest of several strikes by workers across the nation, who are standing up to corporate greed and the devaluation of essential workers in the wake of the COVI…
(2021-11-07). Teachers Strike Against A 'Heartless' School Board In Biden's Hometown. popularresistance.org It was a long time coming, but when 400 members of the Scranton Federation of Teachers marched out of the school board meeting Tuesday night singing "Solidarity Forever," they were strike-ready. | The school board had just given the go-ahead to cut off educators' health insurance if they went on strike. This after dozens of teachers and para-educators had spoken about the devastating cuts that students and teachers have endured over the last four years—cuts to PreK education, to the arts, to music, to libraries. And after educators had told the school board about the medical conditions—cancer, multipl…
(2021-11-07). Columbia U. student workers launch second largest strike in the country. liberationnews.org 
The SWC is demanding higher pay, more comprehensive healthcare, and non-monetary benefits like neutral third-party arbitration in cases of discrimination and harassment.
(2021-11-07). F35A approved to carry nukes: US is Set to Make Nuclear War More Likely. warisacrime.org 
By Dave Lindorff The US is about to move towards a far more likely first use of nuclear weapons, with word that the Air Force has "completed flight testing" of the cost-and-performance-plagued F35A Lightning fighter, all units of which are being "upgraded" to carry thermonuclear weapons. What this means, as explained in a new article in Popular Mechanics, …
(2021-11-07). How Vaccine Hysteria Could Spark A Totalitarian Nightmare. globalresearch.ca Incisive and carefully documented article (with foresight) by Dr. Lee Hieb, focussing on fundamental issues pertaining to the vaccine, first published by Global Research in early 2015. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been vilified for making a …
(2021-11-07). "Herd Stupidity": The Manufactured Covid Crisis, the Gene-based mRNA "Vaccine" and "The Pinnacles of Wealth and Power" globalresearch.ca
(2021-11-07). WATCH: People protesting vaccine mandates square off with counter-rally in Boston. rt.com 
Police had to intervene after people protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates and government restrictions clashed with counter-protesters over the weekend in Boston. | The organizers behind the main protest — dubbed 'Rise Against Tyranny' — said they were demonstrating NOW: Clashing rallies on…
(2021-11-07). 'Dystopian nightmare': Candace Owens rages against NY child vaccination campaign. rt.com 
Conservative pundit and talk show host Candace Owens said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to give children $100 for Covid-19 vaccination was akin to brainwashing them. | Owens was asked by Fox News about Mayor de Blasio's announcement that children between five and 11 years old could receive $100 from the city if they get vaccinated. | "It buys a whole lot of candy," the mayor said. | Owens, who is known for her strong opposition to vaccine mandates, objected against the "sinister" idea. "There's something about this that feels like a child predator approaching your child, right?" she said, arguing that o…
(2021-11-07). Mandatory Vaccine Agenda Is Step-by-Step Repealing Religious and Philosophical Exemptions. globalresearch.ca In this article published in early September 2019 (several months prior to the Covid crisis), Makia Freeman reviews (with foresight) various initiatives to introduce mandatory vaccination. This happened in the months leading up to the so-called pandemic. The …
(2021-11-07). Biden administration 'prepared to defend' Covid-19 vaccine mandate even after appeals court freezes it. rt.com 
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has said that the White House is "prepared to defend" its controversial vaccine mandate from a recent freeze imposed by an appeals court. | Asked if the mandate, which was set to be in place on January 4, could "survive" the recent court-ordered stop from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Murthy told ABC on Sunday that the mandate remains "appropriate and necessary" and will be defended in court. | "The president and the administration wouldn't have put these requirements in place if they didn't think they were appropriate and necessary," Murthy said, "and the administration i…
(2021-11-07). We Are Guinea Pigs in a Worldwide Experiment on Microplastics. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Important article first published in 2018. | A dramatic increase in the environmental impacts of plastics has occurred in the course of the 2020-21 Covid Crisis. According to the
(2021-11-07). Venezuela vaccinates 67% of its population against COVID-19. mronline.org 
Despite the U.S. blockade against Venezuela, the socialist government led by President Nicolás Maduro has been carrying out a successful mass vaccination drive against COVID-19…
(2021-11-07). The COVID Supply Chain Breakdown Can Be Traced to Capitalist Globalization. truthout.org 
A log-jam of container ships waiting to dock and unload in Los Angeles ports. Semiconductor shortages generating a backlog of orders around the world for computers and electronic devices. A massive container ship beached in the Suez Canal clogging up global merchant sea traffic. Rising energy prices due to delivery delays in oil and natural gas. Shortages of food and consumer items in stores. The global economy's transportation and logistical infrastructure appears to have broken down in recent…
(2021-11-07). Video: Covid-19 Criminality. globalresearch.ca First published on June 13, 2021 | Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media as to the causes and devastating consequences of the Covid-19 "pandemic". | SARS-2 is upheld as the "killer virus". And now the Covid …